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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 219.32 Cr
Over 4.11 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 26,625
2,401 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.76%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 1.05%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 219.32 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 4.11 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10415328
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2nd Dose
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10120023
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Precaution Dose
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7057717
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18437029
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2nd Dose
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17718625
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Precaution Dose
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13719631
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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41145476
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2nd Dose
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32123608
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61985987
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2nd Dose
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53240838
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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561375312
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2nd Dose
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516151205
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Precaution Dose
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99396468
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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204043370
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2nd Dose
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197042306
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Precaution Dose
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50266546
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127677804
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2nd Dose
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123196281
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Precaution Dose
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48105084
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Precaution Dose
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21,85,45,446
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Total
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2,19,32,18,638
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 26,625. Active cases now constitute 0.06% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.76%. 2,373 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,40,73,308.
2,401 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 2,31,622 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 89.86 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 1.05% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 1.04%.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY CELEBRATES 73rd RAISING DAY OF TERRITORIAL ARMY ON 09 OCTOBER 2022
The 73rd Raising Day of Territorial Army was celebrated across the country on 09 Oct 2022 to commemorate its raising by the first Governor General Shri C Rajagopalachari on this day in 1949. Lieutenant General Preet Mohindera Singh, Director General of Territorial Army  paid tribute to the fallen heroes of the Territorial Army by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial.
The celebrations commenced on 07 October with tree plantation at Bhatti Mines in Delhi, wherein 10,000 saplings were planted. The Ecological task forces of TA have so far planted more than 8.5 Crore trees in various parts of the country. The officers, families and Veer Naris of the Territorial Army called on Smt Droupadi Murmu, Hon’ble President & Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces on 8th October. In addition, all ranks and families voluntarily participated in a Blood Donation Camp at 124 Infantry Battallion  SIKH in Delhi.
The Territorial Army has a number of Infantry and Engineer units affiliated to various regiments of the Indian Army, apart from ‘Home and Hearth’ battalions based on the concept of ‘Sons of Soil’. The Territorial Army also has 10 Ecological Battalions working for restoration of environment in the country by carrying out afforestation in rugged and inhospitable terrain, reviving wetlands, restoring water bodies and contributing to Clean Ganga project. TA Battalions also perform specialist tasks as part of Indian Railways and Oil Sector Public Sector Undertakings .
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
The Government approves projects to the tune of more than Rs 7,500 Cr. for the development of modern fishing harbours and fish landing centres:Parshottam Rupala
Parshottam Rupala laid the foundation of the project on Modernization and Upgradation of Cochin Fishing Harbour
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala and Minister of Ports Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has laid the foundation stone today for the project on Modernization and Up-gradation of Cochin Fishing Harbour at Thoppumpady, Samudrika Hall, Willingdon Island, Cochin Port Authority, Cochin. The programme was attended by Shri Hibi Eden, Member of Parliament, Ernakulam Lok Sabha Constituency, Shri K.J.Maxi, Member of Legislative Assembly, Kochi Constituency, Shri T.J.Vinod, Member of Legislative Assembly, Ernakulam Constituency, Adv. M. Anil Kumar, Mayor, Kochi Municipal Corporation, Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Govt. of India, Dr. Suvarna Chandrapparagari, Chief Executive, National Fisheries Development Board, Shri. K.S. Srinivas, IAS, Principal Secretary, Fisheries, Govt. of Kerala, and Dr. M. Beena, IAS, Chairperson, Cochin Port Authority,
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India in March 2022 sanctioned the proposal of Cochin Port Trust for Modernization and upgradation of Cochin Fishing Harbour at Thoppumpady at a total cost of Rs.169.17 crore with central financial assistance of Rs.100 crore under PMMSY in a convergence with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under Sagarmala.
The project will benefit 700 fishing boats operating at Cochin fishing harbor, which will support direct livelihoods of about 10000 fishers and indirect livelihoods of about 30000 fishers across the value chain. It is envisaged that the modernization project will support in substantial improvement in the hygienic conditions and increase in earnings from export of fish and fish products.
The main activities taken up under modernization include establishment of air-conditioned Auction halls, Fish dressing unit, Packaging unit, internal roads, loading & unloading platforms, Office, Dormitory and Food court. The project has PPP component of Rs.55.85 crore which include components such as establishment of cold storages, slurry & tube ice plants, multi -level car parking facility, reverse osmosis plant, food court, retail market etc. The Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying stated that the Government has approved projects to the tune of more than Rs 7,500 Cr. for the development of modern fishing harbours and fish landing centres under Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund , Sagarmala scheme and Pradhan Mantri Matsya Yojana  Scheme.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Chennai on city's inclusion in UNESCO creative Cities Network
PM congratulates Chennai on city's inclusion in UNESCO creative Cities Network
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated people of Chennai on inclusion of Chennai in UNESCO creative Cities Network.
The Prime Minister said, "Congratulations to the people of Chennai on the city’s inclusion in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for its rich musical tradition. Chennai’s contribution to our rich culture is precious. This is a proud moment for India."
Ministry of Defence
Advanced Light Helicopters Inducted at INS Dega
The induction ceremony of ‘322 Dega Flight’ was held in the presence of Vice Adm Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command  with three indigenously built Advanced Light Helicopters  MK III helicopters flying into Naval Air Station, INS Dega on 07 Jun 21. With the induction of these Maritime Reconnaissance and Coastal Security  helicopters, the ENC got a major boost towards enhancing the capabilities of the force, in pursuit of the maritime interests of the nation. These helicopters, built by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, are state-of-the-art flying machines and constitute a major step in our quest for “Atma Nirbhar Bharat”.
ALH MK III helicopters feature an array of systems previously seen only on heavier, multi-role helicopters of the Indian Navy. These helicopters are fitted with modern surveillance radar and electro-optical equipment, which enable them to undertake the role of maritime reconnaissance in addition to providing long-range Search and Rescue, both by day and night. In addition to special operations capabilities, ALH MK III is also fitted with a heavy machine gun to undertake constabulary missions. A removable Medical Intensive Care Unit  is also fitted on ALH MK III helicopters to airlift critically ill patients. The helicopter also has a host of advanced avionics, making it truly an all-weather aircraft.
The flight is being led by Cdr SS Dash as the first flight commander who is an experienced ALH Qualified Flying Instructor  with extensive operational experience.
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Ministry of Electronics & IT
Regarding document update in Aadhaar
During the past decade, Aadhaar number has emerged as a proof of identity of residents in India. Aadhaar number is being used for availing several government schemes and services.
Residents who had got their Aadhaar issued 10 years ago, and have never updated after that in these years, such Aadhaar number holders are encouraged to get their documents updated.
Some news reports have incorrectly reported on Thursday that it has been made mandatory. It is informed to ignore these reports and social media posts.
The Unique Identification Authority of India  has previously issued a press release underlining that it is urging and encouraging residents to keep their documents updated. The recently issued gazette notification also clearly mentions that residents “may” do so on completion of every 10 years.
Keeping the documents in Aadhaar updated helps in ease of living, better service delivery, and enables accurate authentication. UIDAI has always encouraged residents to keep their documents updated, and the gazette notification is another step in that direction.
Ministry of Education
HRD Minister approves addition of 5000 more seats in Navodaya Vidyalayas from AY 2019-20
Step in the right direction for expansion of quality education for rural Students - Shri Prakash Javadekar
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today announced the approval an increase of 5000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya  for the Academic Year 2019-20. At present the number of seats in JNVs, residential schools for talented rural children, are 46600. The addition of 5000 seats will mean availability of 51000 seats from AY 2019-20.
In the last four years there had been an addition of 9000 seats and with the addition of 5000 seats the total number of seats added to JNVs by the government in five years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be 14000 seats. In the next four years, the government is likely to add 32000 more seats.
“This is a step in the right direction. This is the biggest-ever expansion of quality education for rural students. This unprecedented expansion of JNVs, nearly free of cost residential schools, will provide more opportunity for talented children from rural areas to get quality education,’ HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Navodaya is the only education system in the country where students give entrance examination for admission into Class 6. In 2001, 5.50 lakh aspirants appeared for the entrance examination for Class 6. Over the years the number of aspirants appearing for the entrance examination has increased considerably. For the 2019 entrance test, 31.10 lakh students have registered for the entrance examination.
“This reflects the growing aspirations of rural children for acquiring quality education and the Government’s consistent effort to meet this aspiration, under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” the HRD Minister said adding that the government is also actively considering setting up of a Navodaya Vidyalaya each in the newly carved out districts in various States.
The Navodaya Vidyalaya system, which began as a unique experiment, is today unparalleled in the annals of school education in India and elsewhere and have become passport out of poverty for thousands of underprivileged children. In the past five years Navodaya Vidyalaya have consistently recorded a pass percentage of over 97 per cent in Class 10 and Class 12, of which 86% securing first division, which is far better than private schools and CBSE’s national average.
Ministry of Steel
Development of the Steel Industry
Steel is a deregulated sector and Government’s role is that of a facilitator for
fostering steel sector in the country. Government has taken following measures for development of steel sector:-
- Notification of National Steel Policy in 2017 for providing policy support and guidance to steel producers.
- Notification of Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel Products  Policy for promoting procurement of Made in India Steel by government and public sector projects.
- Notification of Steel Scrap Recycling Policy to enhance the availability of domestically generated scrap.
- Issuance of Steel Quality Control Orders to prevent manufacturing and import of non-standardized steel and to make available quality steel products to the public.
- Mandating advance registrations of steel imports through the Steel Import Monitoring System .
- Notification of Production-Linked Incentive  Scheme for Specialty Steel with an outlay of ₹6,322 crores.
- Engagement with steel producers including industry associations and leaders of domestic steel industry for address their issues by the concerned Ministries/Departments of the Central Government and State Governments.
- viii. Engagement with potential users; including from Railways, Defence, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Housing, Civil Aviation, Road Transport and Highways, Agriculture and Rural Development sectors to enhance the steel usage and overall demand for steel in the country.
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Year
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Import
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Export
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2019-20
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6.77
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8.36
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2020-21
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4.75
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10.78
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2021-22
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4.67
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13.49
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Apr ’22 – Feb ‘23
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5.59
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5.90
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Source: Joint Plant Committee 
Steel being a deregulated sector, decisions regarding modernization and expansion of the various steel plants in the country are taken by the individual steel companies based on commercial considerations and market dynamics. Modernization is a continuous process.
Since 2017, due to modernization and expansion the capacity of the country has been enhanced from 137.97 MTPA to 154.06 MTPA, as on 31.03.2022.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Communications
India Post becomes logistics partner for crores of traders
India Post signed an MoU with Confederation of All India Traders  and Tripta Technologies in the presence of Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan here today. The MoU facilitates operationalisation of a portal called 'Bharat EMart', which will provide the facility of pick-up of consignments from the premises of traders and will ensure delivery at the doorsteps of the consignees across the country. It is believed that it will benefits eight crore traders associated with CAIT.
India Post in the recent past has entered into similar agreements with Government e-Marketplace , Regional Centers of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited , to provide pick-up and delivery of parcels at the doorsteps of the consignees. Shortly, India Post will onboard itself on the Open Network for Digital Commerce  platform, being developed by Ministry of Commerce as a logistics service provider.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Communications mentioned that Department of Posts has transformed itself with the passage of time and demands of public. Technology induction and addition of new services have made India Post a modern and multiple service providers. Today, it provides banking, insurance, and the last mile delivery of benefits of several welfare schemes run by the Government to every village through its network of 1.59 lakh Post Offices.
Shri Devusinh Chauhan said, “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been working tirelessly for women's empowerment. The Department of Posts has been playing very important role in realising this dream. Sukanya Samridhi Scheme is among the best performing programmes of the Government which provides the financial security to girl child.” Mahila Samman Bachat Patra, which provides unparallel 7.5 per cent interest rate on deposits by the women, has been proving to be a very popular scheme.
Minister of State for Communications recalled the yeoman service provided by the Department of Posts during Covid-19 pandemic. He said that the Department converted calamity into opportunity by introducing digital payments and online service through technology induction. They, in true spirit, worked on the motto of “Aapda se Avsar” which has been inspired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
“Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given a clear mandate to Department of Posts to formulate such inclusive and citizen centric policies which would transform the life of every citizen in every village. Every policy and action, including today’s event, of the Department is guided by above principle, Shri Devusinh Chauhan added.
The Minister expressed hope that the MoU with CAIT and Bharat e-Mart would provide much needed logistics support to small traders in the country which would increase their businesses and also the opportunities for employment.
Shri Vineet Pandey, Secretary ; Shri Alok Sharma, DG Postal Services; Shri Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General, CAIT and Shri B C Bhartia, MD, Tripta Technologies and other senior officials were also present on the occasion.
Ministry of Coal
CMPDIL to Continue as Subsidiary of Coal India Limited
To be Strengthened Further for Growth and Value Addition
Recently unconfirmed reports have appeared in a section of the Media that the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited  is being merged with Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited .
In this regard, the Ministry of Coal has clarified that CMPDIL is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited  that provides exploration and consultancy services primarily to the coal sector. Keeping in view the scope for its business expansion in other minerals, the Government has plans for its strengthening, for which it is being considered to merge MECL into CMPDIL.
MECL has domain expertise in non-coal mineral exploration and consultancy. Therefore, such merger and creation of one integrated exploration and consultancy organization with requisite expertise for coal and non-coal sector would result in growth and value addition. At the same time, CMPDIL will continue to be a subsidiary of Coal India Limited.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Cabinet approves Signing of Agreement between India and Ukraine for cooperation in Agriculture and Food Industry
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Signing of Agreement between the India and Ukrain for cooperation in Agriculture and Food Industry.
The proposed Agreement provides for cooperation in various fields of agriculture and food Industry. A Joint Working Group comprising of representatives from both countries would be constituted, the task of which would be to discuss and prepare plans of cooperation in identified sectors and to monitor the implementation of tasks determined by the Parties. The meetings of the Working Group shall take place at least every two years, alternately in the Republic of India and in Ukraine. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signing and shall remain in force for a period of five  years, being automatically extended for subsequent periods of five  years. This Agreement can be terminated after six  months from the date of receipt of notification of either Party of its intention to terminate this Agreement.
Ministry of Defence
DR G. SATHEESH REDDY Takes over as Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO
Dr. G Satheesh Reddy took over the charge of Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, here today.
Dr. Reddy is a renowned missile scientist known for his significant contributions towards indigenous design, development, deployment of diversified Missiles & Strategic Systems, Guided Weapons, Avionics Technologies. He has contributed towards advancement of Aerospace Technologies & Industries in India.
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CAG SUBMITS AUDIT REPORT TO TELANGANA GOVERNOR AND STATE GOVERNMENT
In accordance with Article 151 of the Constitution of India, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is required to forward his ‘Audit Reports’ on the Accounts of the State Government to the Governor, who causes them to be laid on the Table of State Legislature.
Report  of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2018 relating to State Finances, containing audit comments and observations on finances, accounts and budgetary processes of the Government of Telangana has been forwarded to the Government and the State Government of Telangana on 1st August 2019 for laying in Legislature of Telangana.